COUNTERING RUSSIAN FAKE NARRATIVES IN BRITISH AND AMERICAN MEDIA: CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS (CDA)

Based on critical discourse analysis conducted on the media reports which cover the articles from British and US press, the research gives insights into the common Russian propaganda narratives which have been spread over the last decade on Ukrainian sovereignty and the war unleashed by Russia on...

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Main Authors: Larysa Pavlichenko, Liliia Bilas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ivan Franko National University of Lviv 2024-11-01
Series:Іноземна філологія
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Online Access:http://publications.lnu.edu.ua/collections/index.php/foreighnphilology/article/view/4496
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Summary:Based on critical discourse analysis conducted on the media reports which cover the articles from British and US press, the research gives insights into the common Russian propaganda narratives which have been spread over the last decade on Ukrainian sovereignty and the war unleashed by Russia on the territory of Ukraine. The linguistic analysis of the confl ict rhetoric covers pragmatic and semantic elements with the implied negative assessment of Russian policy. With Critical Discourse Theory and Analysis, Critical Metaphor Analysis and Positioning Theory applied, the research classifi es the positioning of the main actors as aggressors or victims and describes the discursive strategies used for countering and dispelling the fake Russian narratives. The study reveals the causes and implications of the analysed practices, identifi es the linguistic means used for the realisation of the discursive strategies and shows how emotional triggers engage readers through lexical-semantic means and stylistic figures.
ISSN:0320-2372
2078-2373